hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus can refer to an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological.
Length
13
Scrabble
27
WWF
28
Starts
HY
Ends
LUS
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “HYDROCEPHALUS” Mean?
hydrocephalus has 1 documented sense across noun.
Noun
1 sensean abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological
Synonyms
Synonyms for HYDROCEPHALUS
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
13
Vowels
4
Consonants
9
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Definition
an abnormal condition in which cerebrospinal fluid collects in the ventricles of the brain; in infants it can cause abnormally rapid growth of the head and bulging fontanelles and a small face; in adults the symptoms are primarily neurological
Length
13 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
S
Vowels
4
Consonants
9
Letters
H, Y, D, R, O, C, E, P, H, A, L, U, S
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★HYDROCEPHALUS has a Scrabble score of 27. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HYDROCEPHALUS is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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★★★☆☆HYDROCEPHALUS can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 13-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
12
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCDEFGHAIJKL
CV Pattern
CCCCVCVCCVCVC
Vowel Share
31%
Consonant Share
69%
Bigrams
HY, YD, DR, RO, OC, CE, EP, PH, HA, AL, LU, US
Trigrams
HYD, YDR, DRO, ROC, OCE, CEP, EPH, PHA, HAL, ALU, LUS
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